Past Patrons and Honorary General Chairmen

His Excellency Václav Havel; President of the Czech Republic

His Excellency Aleksander Kwaśniewski; President of the Republic of Poland

His Excellency Dr. Werner Fasslabend; Vice President of the Austrian Parliament

His Excellency Rudolf Scharping; Minister of Defense of Germany

His Excellency Jan Trøjborg; Former Minister of Defense of Denmark

His Excellency Árpád Göncz; Former President of Hungary

His Excellency Volker Rühe; Former Minister of Defense of Germany

General George Joulwan; Former SACEUR and Honorary General Chairman

General Jack Merritt; Former Honorary General Chairman

Board of Advisors

His Excellency Valdas Adamkus; President of Lithuania

Ambassador Fernando Andresen Guimarães; Permanent Representative of Portugal to NATO

His Excellency Dr. Valdis Birkavs; Member of the Parliament of Latvia

Dr. Hans E. Birke; President, BDLI (German Aerospace Industries Association)

Dr. Manfred Bischoff; Member of the Board of Directors, EADS

Lieutenant General Vincenzo Camporini; Vice Chief of Defense Staff of Italy

Lieutenant General Paul Cerjan (Ret.); Former President, National Defense University

Ambassador Javier Conde de Saro; Ambassador of Spain to the European Union

Mr. Eugene Cunningham; General Manager, International, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile Systems

His Excellency Mikulas Dzurinda; Prime Minister of Slovakia

Dr. Thomas Enders; Executive Vice President, EADS

The Honorable Gordon England; Secretary of the U.S. Navy

His Excellency Dr. Werner Fasslabend; Vice President of the Austrian Parliament

Lieutenant General G. J. Folmer (Ret.); Netherlands Delegate to the International Workshops

The Hon. Dr. Jacques S. Gansler; Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense (AT & L)

General George A. Joulwan (Ret.); Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

Ambassador Karel Kovanda; Czech Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council

Admiral Jacques Lanxade (Ret.); Former Chief of Defense of France

General Jack N. Merritt (Ret.); President Emeritus, Association of the United States Army

General Klaus Naumann; Former Chairman of NATO Military Committee

Mr. Harry Pearce; Vice President, Northrop-Grumman International

General John Shalikashvili (Ret.); Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Lieutenant General Jörn Söder; ISAS Institut fur Strategische Analysen

His Excellency Borys Tarasyuk; Former Foreign Minister of Ukraine

Admiral Guido Venturoni; Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Ambassador Alexandr Vondra; Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States

Mr. John Weston; Former Chief Executive, BAE SYSTEMS

Ing. Dr. Giorgio Zappa; Chairman, Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A

Honorary General Chairman

Mr. Rainer Hertrich

Co-CEO of EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company)

Chairman, BDLI (German Aerospace Industries Association)

Chairman and Founder

Dr. Roger Weissinger-Baylon

Director, Center for Strategic Decision Research